Hyperechogenic fetal bowel and Down syndrome. Results of a French collaborative study based on 680 prospective cases

Hyperechogenic fetal bowel is prenatally detected by ultrasound during the second trimester of pregnancy in 0.1% to 1.8% of foetuses. It has been described as a normal variant and has often been associated with severe diseases, notably Down syndrome. The aim of the present study was to determine the risk of trisomy 21 in a prospective study of 680 fetuses with hyperechogenic foetal bowel. Karyotyping was performed on amniotic cells in 632 cases, and outcome was known in 655 cases. A 2.5% risk of Down syndrome and a 1% risk of other severe chromosomal anomalies were observed. Hyperechogenicity was isolated in 11/17 Down syndrome cases, and associated with other ultrasound anomalies in all seven cases of severe chromosomal anomalies. In conclusion, fetal bowel hyperechogenicity indicates a risk of chromosomal anomalies ten-fold higher than that expected on the basis of maternal age, therefore justifying invasive procedures. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of frontonasal dysplasia

We report a case of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of frontonasal dysplasia. This represents a very rare disorder involving the face (hypertelorism, median cleft lip, absence of the nasal tip) and often the central nervous system (CNS) (cranium bifidum occultum, ethmoidal cephalocele, agenesis of the corpus callosum). Although several of the typical anomalies are diagnosable by ultrasound in utero (hypertelorism, median cleft lip, anterior cephalocele), very few cases have been reported prenatally, the present being only the third. In the present case, hemimegalencephaly is first reported among the anomalies possibly associated with frontonasal dysplasia. The diagnosis was made at 22 weeks' gestation and was confirmed by necropsy following termination of pregnancy. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of Toriello–Carey syndrome

Toriello–Carey syndrome is a rare malformative complex, described for the first time in 1988, characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum, facial anomalies, cardiac defects and hypotonia. Relatively few neonatal cases have been reported. We describe here the first prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of the syndrome based on the detection of agenesis of the corpus callosum and spongious cardiomyopathy in a 22-week-old fetus of a couple with positive family history. The first sib of the couple was diagnosed with Toriello–Carey syndrome at 1 year of age, and had, in addition to the typical facial anomalies not detectable by ultrasound, agenesis of the corpus callosum and the same heart lesion (spongious cardiomyopathy). This report demonstrates that prenatal diagnosis of Toriello–Carey syndrome is feasible in the second trimester of pregnancy. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

US-UV-Fenton降解硝基苯

采用超声波(US)、紫外光(UV)和Fenton联合降解硝基苯,初步探讨了其作用规律。研究结果表明, UV可以促进双氧水转化自由基的效率,而US同时具有强化传质作用和超声氧化作用,两者均能够强化Fenton氧化硝基苯的降解过程。正交实验结果表明,H2O2初始浓度是硝基苯降解和矿化的最显著影响因素,反应时间和超声功率是矿化的显著影响因素。最佳反应条件为:H2O2 500 mg/L、Fe2+10 mg/L、反应时间60 min、超声波功率100 W,此时,硝基苯完全降解,TOC去除率达到73.0%。Fenton、UV/Fenton和US/UV/Fenton降解硝基苯过程均符合伪一级反应动力学模式,反应速率常数分别为3.37×10-2、3.81×10-2和5.10×10-2min-1。     

氯甲烷与偶氮染料混合废水的超声脱色

使用40 kHz超声（US）脱色氯甲烷（包括CCl4、CHCl3和CH2Cl2）与偶氮染料（包括甲基橙与铬黑T）混合模拟废水,考察了氯甲烷初始浓度对偶氮染料超声脱色和TOC去除的影响。结果表明：偶氮染料的单独超声脱色速率很慢;而在CCl4与CHCl3存在时超声能使偶氮染料短时间内脱色至无色,但对其TOC的超声去除促进作用较差;CH2Cl2对偶氮染料的超声脱色促进作用很小。使用0.392 W/cm2的超声处理24 mg/L铬黑T水溶液,当CCl4和CHCl3初始浓度分别为6.22 mmol/L和8.30 mmol/L时,20 min脱色率均达到90.86%,但相应的TOC去除率只有22.72%和17.76%。同样条件下,甲基橙处理效果比铬黑T稍优。     

超声和无机酸浸提猪粪中的重金属

对比研究了无机酸及超声对猪粪中重金属Cu、Zn和Mn的去除效果,并对处理前后猪粪中重金属形态变化进行分析。结果表明:无机酸浸提优化条件下Cu、Zn和Mn的浸出率分别为43.24%、76.28%和78.91%;超声协同无机酸浸提优化条件下Cu、Zn和Mn的浸出率分别为39.6%、76.3%和79.9%;2种浸提方式均能显著降低猪粪中重金属有机结合态含量。     

沼液回流对秸秆与污泥混合中温厌氧消化的影响

为了提高秸秆与市政污泥混合厌氧消化的消化产率,以秸秆污泥混合物作为底物,在批次实验中研究不同沼液回流对中温（35 ℃）混合厌氧消化过程的影响。实验采用0% 、20%、30%、40%、50%和60%等6种不同的沼液回流量,分析不同沼液回流量下产气量、甲烷含量、发酵过程氨氮含量、sCOD、总挥发酸（VFAs）的变化情况。结果表明：50%的沼液回流产气量和甲烷产量均最大,分别是1 645 mL和797.5 mL,TS和VS去除率达到17.5%和47.8%,单位VS甲烷产量为613.45 mL·g-1,较未加沼液的发酵瓶提高了37.7%,且无VFAs积累。过高的沼液回流量提升了厌氧反应的氨氮浓度,对厌氧产气过程产生了抑制。50%沼液回流量可以作为秸秆污泥混合厌氧消化最佳回流量。     

过硫酸钠/钴离子/超声波协同降解酸性橙7

以酸性橙7（AO7）为目标污染物,研究了过硫酸钠（Na2S2O8）/钴离子（Co2+）/超声波（US）协同降解水体中AO7的过程及其降解机理,并分别考察了Na2S2O8初始浓度、AO7初始浓度、催化剂投加量和超声波功率对AO7降解率的影响。实验结果表明,过硫酸钠/钴离子/超声波协同工艺能有效的降解水中的酸性橙7。初始AO7浓度越低降解效果越好。超声功率在200~450 W之间时,AO7的降解率随着超声波功率的增大同样先升高后降低。在体系中加入乙醇和叔丁醇后明显抑制AO7的降解,证明该体系中主要氧化物种为硫酸根自由基（SO4-·）和羟基自由基（·OH）。